cali
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Sun May-03-09 06:26 AM
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boy, souter really did hate D.C. he never unpacked. |
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Edited on Sun May-03-09 06:27 AM by cali
19 years in his D.C. apt and he never unpacked his boxes or hung pictures. Reported in the WP this morning.
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KharmaTrain
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Sun May-03-09 06:30 AM
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1. That's What Made Him Such A Good Justice... |
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I'm not sure who was a bigger let down for the GOOPers, John Paul Stevens or Souter. In '87 they tried to ramrod Bork and thought Souter was a stealth Bork. He turned out to be quite the opposite...and thank goodness and thank you, Justice Souter.
He didn't play the beltway games...didn't go to the drinkie-drinkie parties or pal up to the corporate media. I'd like to think of him as a rare independent...called 'em as he saw 'em and wasn't tainted by the money and egos all around.
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Sun May-03-09 08:01 AM
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2. IMO he only made a handful of crappy decisions |
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He'll be missed -- at least by me
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Sun May-03-09 08:07 AM
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3. He always gave me the impression of being a typical independent minded New England yankee |
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I was worreied when Poppy nominated him as I thought he would be a Coolidge in a black robe, but he turned out to be surprisingly liberal on many issues.
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Sun May-03-09 08:16 AM
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4. He is a cool character. The pics of his old house in NH were awesome |
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Edited on Sun May-03-09 08:17 AM by TheCowsCameHome
Yesterday's Globe had a real interesting piece on Souter and his hometown.
He is a country boy, pure and simple.
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